get a job?’ – ’90s punk band The Offspring are headlining Ambleside Music Festival this August.Courtesy of GSL Group
“The Offspring are still touring?” might have popped into your head after reading the ’90s punk band will be hitting the stage in Ambleside Park this August.
Before you start revisiting hits like “The Kids Aren’t Alright” and “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)”, check out the rest of the bands playing Ambleside Music Festival, which includes a strong showing of local acts.
Presented by developer GSL Group, the three-day outdoor event runs Aug. 12-14.
British Columbia-based artists featured at the fest are Mother Mother, Marianas Trench, Jon and Roy, Hannah Georgas, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer and Little Destroyer.
Others include Walk Off The Earth, Charlotte Cardin, Grandson, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Ria Mae, Tokyo Police Club, Scott Helman, Valley, The Blue Stones and Virginia To Vegas.
Ambleside Music Festival’s producer Quinn Allen said curating the lineup was no small task.
“We really wanted the weekend to stand out,” he said. “The idea behind the lineup we built was to keep the acts fun and energetic while also making sure there was enough musical diversity that the weekend would appeal to a broad audience.”
Allen said it was also very important to incorporate local talent. “This is a festival for the people of the Greater Vancouver area, and we wanted to echo that feeling with this lineup.”
GSL president and CEO Graham Lee said the event will become an important mainstay of the community.
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